As part of the confidence building and people-to-people diplomacy initiative, UN Women within the frameworks of EU funded project “Innovative Action for Gender Equality” (IAGE), on 11-15 October 2014, conducted a ‘Pen Marathon for Peace and Equality’ in Istanbul, Turkey, for Georgian, Abkhaz and South Ossetian writers.
The participants were trained on the issues of gender equality, impact of conflict on women, women’s role in peacebuilding and writing on peace and conflicts. Pen Marathon participants were also trained in story/script writing. After the training sessions, the participants were divided into mixed pairs to write up short stories on each other's experiences during the conflicts. UN Women recently published the stories of Georgian, Abkhaz and South Ossetian writers.

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia (funded by Sida) to promote the newly established domestic violence hotline. The project's communication campaign is reaching out to young people and men and boys, who play an important role in preventing violence against women and girls. To that end, UN Women in Georgia has actively partnered with the Georgian Rugby Union and the Georgian rugby players to promote...

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia (funded by Sida) to promote the newly established domestic violence hotline. The project's communication campaign is reaching out to young people and men and boys, who play an important role in preventing violence against women and girls. To that end, UN Women in Georgia has actively partnered with the Georgian Rugby Union and the Georgian rugby players to promote...

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia (funded by Sida) to promote the newly established domestic violence hotline. The project's communication campaign is reaching out to young people and men and boys, who play an important role in preventing violence against women and girls. To that end, UN Women in Georgia has actively partnered with the Georgian Rugby Union and the Georgian rugby players to promote...

This music video was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia" (funded by Sida). The project is engaging young people in Georgia through sports, music, workshops and legal clinics. The music and lyrics for the video was composed by popular Georgian singer, Salome Korkotashvili. It is frequently aired on public broadcast channels to raise awareness about the issue and to promote the newly established domestic violence...

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "SHiEld -- Enhancing Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence in Georgia (funded by Sida). The project's communication campaign emphasizes the importance of outreach to strategic groups, in particular men and boys who play the utmost role in ending violence against women and girls. To that end, in the framework of the SHiEld project, UN Women in Georgia has actively partnered with the Georgian Rugby Union and the Georgian rugby players to...

The UN Joint Programme to Enhance Gender Equality in Georgia (UNJP) marked International Women's Day 2014 by launching "The Interior of Violence," an interactive exhibition and performance staged by actors of Georgia's Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre.
The exhibition was set up in the form of a home in the theatre's lobby for the performance. It also features stories developed by Georgian journalists, bloggers and photojournalists on violence against women, as well as domestic violence....

“Family is not a fighting ring, nor are your family members your opponents."
Giga Chikadze, K-1 and Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, World Cup Owner, Champion of the World, Europe, Caucasus and Georgia, has recently joined the “Sportsmen UNiTE against Violence against Women Campaign” that is part of the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign. The campaign is supported by the UN Joint Programme “Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia” and funded by Swedish International...

Georgian Rugby players once again unite for the "Sportsmen UNiTE against Violence against Women Campaign” that has been run in their country to support UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women Campaign. The campaign is supported by the UN Joint Programme “Enhancing Gender Equality in Georgia” and funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The UN Joint Programme in Georgia is implemented by UN Women, UNFPA and UNDP.

The workshop “Gender Aspects of Mediation Strategies for Increasing Women’s Role in Peacebuilding” was conducted by UN Women Georgia Country Office in April 12-15, 2014, for the women divided by conflict in Georgia aiming to enhance their knowledge in peace-building and conflict resolution and build their confidence to influence peace-building processes; to enable them to influence, participate and advocate for women’s participation in conflict resolution and peace-building processes and to...

The training “Integrating Gender Equality and Women, Peace and Security Principles into the Security Sector” was prepared and held at the joint initiative of Georgia’s Ministry of Defence, the National Defence Academy, UN Women, the Women’s Information Centre and the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia during 21-23 May 2014. The training aimed at raising awareness and deepening the knowledge of military and civil service staff of the Ministry of Defence about the integration of gender equality...

“Social Mobilization for Community Welfare” was produced by UN Women Georgia within the project Women for Equality, Peace and Development. That project, with its local implementing partner and non-governmental organization Taso Foundation, supported the social mobilization of internally displaced, conflict-affected and ethnic minority women. The goal of social mobilization is to strengthen social protection efforts towards these populations and improve their livelihoods. The women’s self-help...

This video features little girls accompanying the Georgian National Rugby Team to the pitch to sing the Georgian national anthem before the start of the match.
Since 2010, the Georgian National Rugby Team - the ‘Lelos’ - have been actively engaged in the SAY NO – UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and HeforShe campaigns. The team has dedicated a number of international and national matches to these campaigns, which is why on this occasion they are accompanied to the pitch by little girls...

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "Innovative Action for Gender Equality” IAGE (funded by EU). The PSA is based on the key needs and priorities identified in the baseline study of Prisoner and Former Prisoner Women in Georgia. The purpose of the PSA is to eliminate the societal stigma towards women prisoners and former prisoners. The PSA is part of the project’s advocacy efforts to address the needs and priorities of the target groups of women. The PSA was aired through...

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "Innovative Action for Gender Equality” IAGE (funded by EU). The PSA is based on the key needs and priorities identified in the baseline study of Ethnic Minority Women in Georgia. This PSA addresses the problem of a high rate of school drop-outs among ethnic minority girls. The PSA is part of the project’s advocacy efforts to address the needs and priorities of the target groups of women and girls. The PSA was aired through regional TV...

This PSA was produced as part of the UN Women project "Innovative Action for Gender Equality” IAGE (funded by EU). The PSA is based on the key needs and priorities identified in the baseline study of Women Residing in the Mountainous Regions of Georgia. The PSA encourages women residing in mountainous settings to participate in the public life of their communities and contribute to the development of their villages by engaging with local authorities. The PSA is part of the project’s advocacy...

As part of the confidence building and people-to-people diplomacy initiative, UN Women within the frameworks of EU funded project “Innovative Action for Gender Equality” (IAGE), on 11-15 October 2014, conducted a ‘Pen Marathon for Peace and Equality’ in Istanbul, Turkey, for Georgian, Abkhaz and South Ossetian writers.
The participants were trained on the issues of gender equality, impact of conflict on women, women’s role in peacebuilding and writing on peace and conflicts. Pen Marathon...

UN Women within its project “Innovative Action for Gender Equality” funded by EU retrieved from the National Archive of Georgia Abkhaz traditional folk songs and recorded them on a CD. The folklore archive is not available in Sukhumi, while it has been well-preserved in Tbilisi with interesting performances of Abkhaz folk singers including women. The initiative was aimed at increasing confidence among the conflict-torn Abkhaz and Georgian communities and enhancing confidence building...

“Social Mobilization for Community Welfare” was produced by UN Women Georgia within the project Women for Equality, Peace and Development. That project, with its local implementing partner and non-governmental organization Taso Foundation, supported the social mobilization of internally displaced, conflict-affected and ethnic minority women. The goal of social mobilization is to strengthen social protection efforts towards these populations and improve their livelihoods. The women’s self-help...

“Social Mobilization for Community Welfare” was produced by UN Women Georgia within the project Women for Equality, Peace and Development. That project, with its local implementing partner and non-governmental organization Taso Foundation, supported the social mobilization of internally displaced, conflict-affected and ethnic minority women. The goal of social mobilization is to strengthen social protection efforts towards these populations and improve their livelihoods. The women’s self-help...